President Akıncı: “The adoption by the Assembly of laws which do not raise question marks, especially about whether they are within the legal framework and in conformity with the Constitution will make our work easier..”

The statement made this morning by Nikos Christodoulides, the Foreign Minister of the Greek Cypriot Administration, where it is alleged that President Mustafa Akıncı rejected to have a social meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader Anastasiades, does not reflect the truth.

“The endeavours of President Mr. Mustafa Akıncı have always been solution oriented and aimed at securing the legitimate rights of both communities. He has envisaged possible developments that may jeopardise the solution process and tried to take measures.

President Mustafa Akıncı stressed that the Turkish Cypriot side has maintained its constructive stance towards a new future in Cyprus with equality, fairness and where all sides will gain from. "We will continue our determination in this direction without abandoning our rights," he said.

President Mustafa Akıncı stressed that if the two communities in Cyprus and the countries in the region cooperate, the natural gas reserves off the island of Cyprus entail potential wealth for their future, otherwise they can also lead to crises